Arab MKs: No surprise that Hebron soldier not charged with murder

Joint (Arab) List MKs Ahmad Tibi and Osama Saadi condemn the military prosecutor’s decision to bring charges of manslaughter and not murder against the soldier who shot a disarmed Palestinian in Hebron last week.

“This is a soldier who committed a criminal act of murder, as is clearly seen in the video, and the decision [to charge him with manslaughter] was influenced by the comments of the prime minister, who asked that the family of the soldier be considered,” say the two MKs. They say the decision “proves once again that such incidents must be investigated by an international war crimes tribunal.”

“We were not surprised as we had not hung our hopes on the judge of the occupation army,” the lawmakers say, adding that the IDF should also “investigate and punish the soldiers and officers and medical staff who stood by and did not lift a finger either before or after the murder.”